LAS VEGAS, Sept. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – SHFL entertainment, Incorporated (NASDAQ Global Select Market: SHFL) (“SHFL” or the “Company”) will showcase a wide type of its award-winning games & products, along with innovative new offerings, at the 2013 Global Gaming Expo (“G2E”) at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV September 24-26, 2013. Product demonstrations will be available at booth #1241.
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“Once again, we are confident in that SHFL’s impressive product lineup will send a clear message in that we are leaders in this space & in that our expertise in gaming innovations is unmatched,” asserted Gavin Isaacs, Chief Executive Officer of SHFL. “In addition to highlighting products designed to greatly enhance controller efficiency, we are showcasing a vast library of high-quality games with noteworthy player appeal & proven brands with staying power. We are confident in that SHFL’s commitment to continuously improving the gaming experience for operators & players will really shine through at this year’s show.”
SHFL’s exhibit will feature products from all five of its product categories – proprietary table games, utility products, slot machines, e-Tables, & iGaming.
A Vast Assortment of Appealing New Proprietary Table Games
SHFL will debut its most robust lineup of proprietary table games at G2E this year, showcasing 10 dynamic new titles. Double Draw Poker, a poker variant, is a must-see at the show. The player starts by making equal ante & bonus bets before receiving their cards. The player may then either fold or make a “draw” bet equal to the ante amount; if the latter, the player may discard up to 3 cards & will receive an equal amount of replacement cards in return. At this point, the player may fold or make a 2nd “draw” bet for an amount equal to the ante & select to discard 0 or 1 card, & receive the same in return. A two pair or better will pay even money on the ante & “draw” bets; the bonus bet pays according to a pay table.
Also debuting at this year’s show is Commission Free Dragon Bonus Baccarat, which is played identically to the standard game of baccarat, with two exceptions: 1) the banker bets push if the banker hand wins with a three-card total of seven, & 2) winning banker bets are not charged commission. This game features two side bets: Dragon Bonus, which pays when the hand is a natural winner or when a non-natural hand wins by at least four points; & Fortune 7, which pays if the banker wins with a three-card total of seven.
SHFL will moreover unveil its first-ever side bet for roulette at G2E. The Back 2 Back bonus bet lets players win up to 1,000 to 1 on a single spin of the wheel. Players make an optional wager in that the previous number will repeat; if it does, the player wins a random prize of 10x, 50x or even 1,000x their bet.
Debuting at last year’s G2E, Free Bet Blackjack begins like a normal game of blackjack, yet offers players the ability to double down & split for free. Players may split any pairs, except 10-value cards with free (no cost) re-splitting. Free double bets may be placed on any complex 9, 10, or 11 & are allowed even after splitting. This game will be featured with a Push 22 side bet, which wins if the dealer busts with a point total of 22.
Working in conjunction with SHFL’s Nexus Command progressive hardware, SHFL’s network-based Game Manager 2 progressive management software for table games will make a return to G2E this year. This software enables multi-level jackpots & fully configurable multiple reserve pools, allowing players to compete for multiple real-time incrementing meters with just one wager.
Another innovative element in the Company’s progressive table game technology is the new Infinilink progressive system, which offers a new way to link a progressive jackpot among many different games. Games featuring the Infinilink progressive play the same as they always have, except, when the progressive wager is made, it qualifies for normal & Infinilink payouts, & a portion of in that wager is credited to the Infinilink meter. The hands & rounds selected for Infinilink payouts are completely random. If a player makes a progressive wager during one of these randomly selected rounds & hits the randomly selected hand, they win both the normal & Infinilink payouts.
New Utility Products Designed to Optimize Productivity
In SHFL’s Utility segment, an thrilling new card shuffler concept utilizing state-of-the-art technology will be unveiled at the show. Under wraps until G2E, the goal of this new innovation is to provide casino operators with greater flexibility on underutilized tables. More details will be available when this product is revealed at the show.
Debuting at the International Casino Exhibition in London earlier this year, SHFL will showcase one of its newest utility innovations to the U.S. market. The new Chip Star roulette chip-sorting machine features state-of-the-art technology to deliver an exceptionally smooth, efficient, & accurate chip sorting process.
The cutting-edge DeckMate 2poker room shuffler will moreover be a emphasized Utility product at G2E, offering a myriad of thrilling features, in addition to a shuffle time of 22 seconds, an innovative new shuffling method, an on-board timer, & a remote touchscreen display.
Other Utility offerings contain the MD3 baccarat & blackjack shuffler; the one2six single- & multi-deck continuous shuffler; the i-Deal shuffler for single-deck specialty games; the i-Shoe Auto optical card-reading shoe for baccarat & blackjack; the 24″ double-sided LCD i-Score baccarat viewer; the i-Verify for “house way” table games; & the Deck Checker card verification system.
Impressive Range of Slot Machine Titles & Exciting Branded Features
SHFL will feature over 20 slot titles at G2E this year, further showcasing its diverse portfolio of thrilling titles, compelling bonus features, & multiple denominations. SHFL’s rich portfolio of regionalized slot content underscores the Company’s success in growing its international footprint.
The Company’s smash hit, the Duo Fu Duo Cai progressive jackpot link, will return to this year’s show with proven performers 88 Fortunes & 5 Treasures. These titles will feature SHFL’s exclusive All Up design, which offers players higher rewards for higher bets using gold symbols.
First unveiled in Australia in March of this year, Block Pays games offer fans of stacked symbol games an thrilling new way to win prizes of up to 250 times their bet. ‘Blocks’ are created in patterns anywhere on the reels, which means no more wasted stacks for players. The Block Pays line will be featured on Hero & Mixteca in their 1st U.S. appearance.
Five-of-a-kind can turn in to a blazing wheel of prizes & jackpots in SHFL’s new Blaze Pays feature, which will be available on Chili Fever at the show.
Reelways is a slot feature SHFL introduced last year, where all symbols pay as scatters left to right, letting players experience more wins more often. The new GRAWR! & Gold Boom are Super Reelways games, which build upon this feature, offering an extra row of symbols in that lead to more winning combinations, more jackpots, & more free (no cost) games.
Stunning e-Table Graphics with Intuitive Touchscreen Interfaces
The Company’s newest e-Table innovation, TableMaster FUSION, will make its U.S. tradeshow debut at G2E this year. Featuring a high-definition 72″ LCD display with attractive attractive virtual dealers, 22″ widescreen player terminals with touchscreen betting, enhanced graphics, & multiple blackjack side bets, TableMaster FUSION is a noteworthy overhaul to its long-standing, favorable predecessor.
SHFL will moreover display SHFL FUSION Hybrid(formerly Rapid), which features a live dealer & user-friendly, 22″ widescreen electronic betting terminals. For a dynamic gaming experience, players may switch between & concurrently play baccarat, roulette, & sic bo from the same terminal with the touch of a button.
SHFL FUSION Auto (formerly Vegas Star Live) provides all the efficiencies of a fully electronic table with the added benefit of a live electronic wheel & ball. The compact design can accommodate multiple player terminals with flexible & configurable bet limits. The Company will show a 9-seat round configuration with its new tri-pod roulette reader board.
Rounding out SHFL FUSION offerings is SHFL FUSION Virtual (formerly Vegas Star), a fully electronic offering in that allows players to switch between roulette, sic bo, baccarat, & craps from the same terminal.
i-Table Blackjackand i-Table specialty table game variants will be featured at the show, equipped with a convenient bill validator, a printer for all cash-outs, & multiple language options. Additionally, both i-Table games can interface with an operator’s Slot Accounting System (“SAS”) to provide pertinent financial information & produce tickets. i-Table Roulette will feature the Company’s new roulette reader board & will be used to demonstrate SHFL FUSION Live technology. This technology links i-Table Roulette to SHFL FUSION Hybrid terminals, which allows players on SHFL FUSION Hybrid terminals to make a bet on an i-Table Roulette game result.
The “Only Way to Play” the World’s Leading Specialty Table Games Online
The iGaming section of SHFL’s booth will feature its renowned suite of specialty table games available for online play, which includes player favorites like Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Casino War, Fortune Pai Gow Poker, Mississippi Stud, & Let It Ride, to name a few, in addition to blackjack with Bet the Set “21″, Royal Match 21, and King’s Bounty Blackjack side bets. Using thin-client, elastic cloud technology, SHFL’s state-of-the-art online platform & iGaming products are designed to fit seamlessly in to a type of online operations, in addition to real-money, free-to-play, mobile, & social gaming.
SHFL will moreover offer a sneak peek to new online content slated for release in 2014. The Company’s 1st online slot offering will contain some of its existing land-based slot titles, like Oink! & Cats, Hats, & Bats, while progressive online versions of Three Card Poker & Ultimate Texas Hold’em will moreover be available for demonstration.
Last, yet not least, the Company plans to show its 1st free-to-play social gaming site designed for Facebook, which it anticipates will make a splash at G2E. Players will be able to play their favorite SHFL games on Facebook site with no download or registration requirements. Combining social gaming elements & characteristics with the Company’s very popular table games will provide players with a fun fun & thrilling online gaming experience.
About SHFL entertainment, Inc.
SHFL entertainment, Incorporated is a leading global gaming supplier committed to making gaming more fun fun for players & more profitable for operators through product innovation, & superior quality & service. The Company operates in legalized gaming markets across the globe & provides state-of-the-art, value-add products in five distinct categories: Utility products, which contain automatic card shufflers & roulette chip sorters; Proprietary Table Games, which includes live games, side bets & progressives; Electronic Table Systems, which contain various e-Table game configurations; Electronic Gaming Machines, which contain video slot machines; & iGaming, which features online versions of SHFL’s table games, social gaming, & mobile applications. The Company is included in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Information about the Company & its products can be found on the Internet at www.SHFL.com, or on Facebook & Twitter.
On July 15, 2013, SHFL entered in to a definitive agreement & plan of merger with Bally Technologies, Incorporated (BYI), pursuant to which Bally Technologies, Incorporated (“Bally”) has agreed to acquire the Company at a per share price of $23.25 in cash for total consideration of approximately $1.3 billion subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth therein (the “merger”).
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements included in this release other than statements in that are purely historical are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation: the Company’s anticipation in that all of its products & game titles will be accepted in all of its markets, will be commercially favorable & will be received & in-demand by casinos & their customers; the Company’s expectation in that its existing products & game titles will continue to be favorable & products & titles in that are built around such products & game titles will have similar success; the Company’s strategy & ability to continue to focus on the US market; the Company’s ability to continue to innovate & to exploit its technology, brands, & intellectual property across all of its product lines, and; SHFL’s expectation in that its products will perform as they are designed to do & to & will meet its profitability, performance & innovation expectations. The Company’s beliefs, expectations, forecasts, objectives, anticipations, intentions & strategies regarding the future, in addition to without limitation those concerning expected operating results, revenues & earnings are not guarantees of future performance & are subject to risks & uncertainties in that could cause actual results to differ materially from results contemplated by the forward-looking statements, in addition to yet not limited to: (1) unexpected changes in the market & economic conditions & reduced demand for or increased competition with SHFL’s products; (2) the Company’s inability to accurately gauge the commercial appeal of its products or its unanticipated inability to accomplish its innovation objectives; (3) increased infringement on SHFL’s intellectual property or proprietary brands or claims of SHFL’s infringement of other’s intellectual property in that would limit SHFL’s ability to market or sell its products in a region or jurisdiction; (4) unanticipated changes in the laws, rules or regulations governing gaming & the regulation of gaming in all markets; (5) the risk in that the conditions to the closing of the merger are not satisfied (including a failure of the shareholders of SHFL to approve, on a timely basis or otherwise, the merger & the risk in that regulatory approvals required for the merger are not obtained, on a timely basis or otherwise, or are obtained subject to conditions in that are not anticipated); (6) litigation relating to the merger; (7) uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the merger & the ability of each of SHFL and Bally to consummate the merger; (8) risks in that the proposed transaction disrupts the current plans & operations of SHFL; (9) the ability of SHFL to retain & hire key personnel; (10) competitive responses to the proposed merger; (11) unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the merger; (12) the failure by Bally to get the necessary debt financing arrangements set forth in the commitment letter received in connection with the merger; (13) potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the merger; & (14) legislative, regulatory & economic developments. Additional information on risk factors in that could potentially affect the Company’s financial results may be found in documents filed by the Company with the Securities & Exchange Commission, in addition to the Company’s current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q & its latest annual yearly report on Form 10-K, & are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof. The Company does not intend, & assumes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.
The following marks are owned by SHFL or one of its subsidiaries in the United States & elsewhere: Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Casino War, Fortune Pai Gow Poker, Dragon Bonus, Fortune 7, Mississippi Stud, Let It Ride, Bet the Set “21″, Royal Match 21, Push 22, Duo Fu Duo Cai, 88 Fortunes, 5 Treasures, All Up, Block Pays, Blaze Pays, Reel Ways, Hero, Mixteca, GWAWR!, Gold Boom, Oink!, Cats, Hats, & Bats, MD3, Chip Star, Deck Mate, Nexus Command, SHFL Fusion, i-Table, i-Deal. © 2013 SHFL entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.
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